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International Journal of CARDIOLOGY ELSEVIER International Journal of Cardiology 46 (1994) 319-322 Volume contents Volume 46 (1994) REVIEW ARTICLE CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY Isolated mid-anterior myocardial infarction: a Renal adverse effects of streptokinase therapy special electrocardiographic sub-type of Y. Birnbaum, D. Hasdai, B. Stahl (Israel) acute myocardial infarction consisting of ST-elevation in non-consecutive leads and ORIGINAL STUDIES two different morphologic types of ST- depression S. Sclarovsky, Y. Birnbaum, A. CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG Solodky, N. Zafrir, M. Wurzel, E. Effect of obesity on echocardiographic para- Rechavia (Israel) 37 meters in children Y. Kono, M. Yoshinaga, Acute myocardial infarction in a case of S. Oku, Y. Nomura, M. Nakamura, S. myelofibrosis with patent coronary arteries Aihoshi (Japan) and arteriovenous fistulae draining into the main pulmonary artery Y.-L. Ho, W.-J. CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH Chen, C.-C. Wu, Y.-T. Lee (Taiwan) 49 Response of atrial natriuretic factor to surgi- Isolated right ventricular infarction S.R. cal pericardial drainage in patients with Mittal (India) 53 chronic pericardial effusion P. de Groote, A. Millaire, M.-C. Vantyghem, S. Dalmas, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY A. Racadot, A. Wurtz, G. Ducloux Predictors of early and late recurrence of (F rance ) 15 atrioventricular accessory pathway conduc- Effects of fish oil supplementation on the tion after apparently successful radiofre- changes in myocardial cyclic adenosine quency catheter ablation L. Wang, D. Hu, monophosphate, inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate Y. Ding, A.C. Powell, M.J.E. Davis and mitochondrial calcium levels during (China, Australia) 61 acute coronary occlusion-reperfusion in cholesterol-fed rabbits M.-F. Chen, H.-C. Hsu, Y.-T. Lee (Taiwan) 23 IMAGING The effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide Echocardiographic visualization of anomalous on ischemic reperfusion-induced arrhy- left main coronary arteries originating from thmias in rats Z. Jian-Feng, L. Jin, L. the right sinus of Valsalva B. Nowak, Th. Xuan-Zhong, L. Ming-Yue, S. Shu-li, Z. Voigtlander, B. Kélsch, M. Rachor, H.-J. Wan-Jiang (China) Becker, J. Meyer (Germany) Volume conten/t Isn t. J. Cardiol. 46 (1994) 319-322 BRIEF REPORTS tein’s anomaly of tricuspid valve P-.K. Jaiswal, K.G. Balakrishnan, A. Saha, C.G. Profound shock resulting from a large dose of Venkitachalam, J. Tharakan, T. Titus dipyridamole Z.-C. Chen, C.-M. Kwan, J.- (India ) H. Chen (Taiwan) Anomalous connection of inferior vena cava to ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY the left atrium A. Cabrera, J. Arriola, A. Late potentials, QTc prolongation, and pre- Llorente (Spain) diction of arrhythmic events after myocar- Atrial rupture and sudden death following dial infarction 7.J.M. Tobé, C.D.J. de atrial infarction N. Alonso-Orcajo, F. Langen, H.J.G.M._ Crijns, A.CP. Izquierdo-Garcia, E. Simarro (Spain) Wiesfeld, W.H. van Gilst, K.G. Faber, K.I. Effects of intermittent left bundle branch Lie, H. Wesseling (Netherlands) block on left ventricular diastolic function: Physiological pacing improves symptoms and a case report H.B. Xiao, D.G. Gibson increases exercise capacity in the elderly (UK) patient P. Avery, A. Banning, T. Lawson, L. McGurk, M. Buchalter (UK) Meetings and courses Instructions to authors EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence of coronary heart disease and car- REVIEW ARTICLE diovascular risk factors in middle aged males in a defined population in central Sri Lanka S. Mendis, E.M.T.K.B. Ekanayake Autogenous arterial grafts for coronary by- (USA) pass surgery: current status and future Plasma levels of apolipoproteins A-1 and B in perspectives M.J. Underwood, G.J. Indian patients with angiographically defin- Cooper, D.P. de Bono (UK) ed coronary artery disease V.K. Bahl, M. Vaswani, D. Thatai, H.S. Wasir (India) ORIGINAL STUDIES CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND HYPERTENSION INVASIVE TECHNIQUES Comparison of ambulatory blood pressure Hemodynamic profile of a post-infarct ven- monitoring and conventional office mea- tricular septal defect: left atrial a-waves surement in the workers of a chemical com- rather than v-waves may be a prominent pany P.A. Modesti, F. Pieri, I. Cecioni, R. feature M.A. Karim, D. Netz, U. Deligonul Valenti, S. Mininni, (USA) S. Toccafondi, F. Vocioni, G. Salvati, G.F. Gensini, G.G.N. Serneri (Italy) CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH Effects of the administration of captopril, metoprolol and of the captopril-metoprolol IMAGING combination as adjuvant therapy during Serial evaluation of dilated cardiomyopathy thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction with exercise thallium-201 tomography: P. Di Pasquale, S. Paterna, V. Bucca, G. correlation with the evolution of left ven- Maringhini, M. Magatti (Italy) tricular parameters Y. Juilliére, PY. Marie, N. Danchin, C. Gillet, F. Paille, G. CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY Karcher, A. Bertrand, F. Cherrier Clinical profile and natural history of Ebs- (France ) Volume conten/t Isn t. J. Cardiol. 46 (1994) 319-322 BRIEF REPORTS following short-term training L. Szmedra, D.W. Bacharach, P.J. Buckenmeyer, D.T. Intracardiac thrombi in both the right atrium Hermann, D.A. Ehrich (USA) and right ventricle after acute inferior-wall myocardial infarction K. /ga, T. Konishi, CARDIAC CHATHETERIZATION AND R. Kusukawa (Japan) INVASIVE TECHNIQUES Multiple anomalies of caval veins in a patient Percutaneous transvenous' mitral com- with pulmonic stenosis R.R. Mantri, R. missurotomy in 390 cases using the Inoue Bajaj, balloon catheter V.K. Bahl, S. Chandra, S. Shrivastava (India) K.K. Talwar, U. Kaul, S. Sharma, H.S. Outcome of patients with diabetes and Wasir (India) unstable angina. A subgroup analysis in the Spanish Multicentre Trial of trifusal in CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH unstable angina J.C. Garcia-Rubira, J.M. Circadian variations of atrial natriuretic pep- Cruz, V. Lopez, L. Plaza, J.C. Navas, tide in normal people and its relationship to Grupo de Estudio del Trifusal en la Angina arterial blood pressure, plasma renin activ- Inestable (Spain) ity and aldosterone level F.-7. Chiang, C.- Balloon dilatation of supravalvular aortic D. Tseng, K.-L. Hsu, H.-M. Lo, Y.-Z. stenosis: a report of two cases R.J. Pinto, Tseng, P.-S. Hsieh, T.-L. Wu (ROC) Y. Loya, A. Bhagwat, S. Sharma (India) Electrophysiologic in-vitro effects of cocaine LETTERS TO THE EDITOR and its metabolites J. Wang, R.G. Carpen- tier (USA) Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage following treatment with tissue plasminogen activator ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY C. Roongsritong, J.C. Buell (USA) Signal-averaged ECG in prediction of the Echocardiographic detection of right ventricu- short-term suppression of ventricular pre- lar segmental wall motion abnormalities in mature beats by Mexiletine R. Zal/iunas, P. rheumatic mitral valve disease S.R. Mittal Zabiela, R. Slapikas, A. Vainoras, D. Pen- (India) tiokiniene, R. Levisauskiene, H. Bechtold, Use of unexplained acronyms in specialty U. Meyer (Germany) journals 7.0. Cheng (USA) Radiofrequency ablation of fascicular tachycardia: efficacy of pace-mapping and Book reviews implications on tachycardia origin C.-P. Meetings and courses Lau (Hong Kong) Instructions to authors Evaluation of the reliability of ST segment monitoring by transtelephonic electrocar- REVIEW ARTICLE diogram transmission G.E. Kochiadakis, E.I. Skalidis, S.I. Chryssostomakis, M. P. Dietary lactose as a possible risk factor for Kalaitzakis, E.G. Manios, P.E. Vardas ischaemic heart disease: review of (Greece) epidemiology J.J. Segall (UK) BRIEF REPORTS ORIGINAL STUDIES Use of the gastro-oesophageal route for the rapid establishment of ventricular pacing APPLIED CARDIOLOGY D.J. Response of patients with coronary artery McEneaney, D.J. Cochrane, A.A.J. Adgey disease stratified by ejection fraction (UK) 322 Volume contents / Int. J. Cardiol. 46 (1994) 319-322 High-grade atrioventricular block during to the relation between right cardiac sym- dipyri- pathetic nerve damage, QT intervals, and damole stress testing R.L. Shammas, H_J. arrhythmias P. Dorian, D. Newman, W. DeAntonio, A. Movahed (USA) Hughes, A. Langer, M. Freeman ( Canada) Transient myocardial injury after elective Unruptured aneurysm of the left sinus of electrical cardioversion J.C. Garcia- Valsalva presenting with atrial fibrillation Rubira, D. Romero, J.T. Garcia, V. Lopez, J.T. Walsh, R. Andrews (UK) J.M. Cruz (Spain) Transient hepatic dysfunction in two brothers Cardiac arrest in a 31-year-old man because receiving heparin and streptokinase: a gene- of the Arnold—Chiari malformation S. tic predisposition? R. Pipek, O. Avizohar, Alegre, J.C. Garcia-Rubira, G. Patrignani Y. Levy (Israel) (S pain) Transient myocardial dysfunction in a patient with subarachnoid haemorrhage R.J/. Pinto, Meetings and courses V. Goyal, S. Sharma, S.N. Bhagwati Instructions to authors (India) Author index Torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia Subject index following right pneumonectomy: insights in- Volume contents